Short clip of some guys riding planning hulls, anyone tried one? Simmons etc

They look fun - reminds me of that Derek Hynd footage at J-Bay. I think I would need to drop 10kg and move to a point break before I adopted one of those as my go-to board. I am sure that those things would find the going tough in the beachies!

i read a good article abot the pros and cons. i will look for it and post thanks for the post sp

A couple of bodyboarders can ride them stand-up too.

Rob machado riding a piece of wood, but hey its rob Machado and he can do anything

Yeah there's a bit on them in the 'Sight Sound' DVD too, looks fun..doubt I'd be able to achieve much on one tho?

Nice video short from same people.

Machado could ride a door, a coffee table a snow ski and here's proof

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Ted the Kiwi said...

They look fun - reminds me of that Derek Hynd footage at J-Bay. I think I would need to drop 10kg and move to a point break before I adopted one of those as my go-to board. I am sure that those things would find the going tough in the beachies!

what about soldiers point

Surfers Journal had who I think are the same kids in an article a year or so ago

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sharpie said...

Ted the Kiwi said...

They look fun - reminds me of that Derek Hynd footage at J-Bay. I think I would need to drop 10kg and move to a point break before I adopted one of those as my go-to board. I am sure that those things would find the going tough in the beachies!

what about soldiers point

You would be stealing all the waves on yr starboard!!! Yes I know who you are..........Yes there would be a few days when it would go well out there......I try not to think of it as a classic point break though - it lets me down too often!!!! I prefer the beach just to the south that involves a walk!

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Machado could ride a door, a coffee table a snow ski and here's proof

Ok - I must admit that I thought that was stupid and dangerous until I caught myself smiling at the coffee table bit

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sharpie said...

Ted the Kiwi said...

They look fun - reminds me of that Derek Hynd footage at J-Bay. I think I would need to drop 10kg and move to a point break before I adopted one of those as my go-to board. I am sure that those things would find the going tough in the beachies!

what about soldiers point

You would be stealing all the waves on yr starboard!!! Yes I know who you are..........Yes there would be a few days when it would go well out there......I try not to think of it as a classic point break though - it lets me down too often!!!! I prefer the beach just to the south that involves a walk!

fair call, point is cutback city sometimes, please feel free to make yourself known to me when you see me, who knows i may even let you have a wavethat beach south was just about always empty before they built that stupid road.

A mate in Coolum has been riding super short boards of late, this morning we had a little surf and he showed up with a 4'2" biscuit
it was 22" wide and 2 + 1/2 thick, looked funny as, until I paddled back out and watched him do a cheater 5 for about 30 meters.
He ain't no grommie either, the guy is 42 years old.

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fair call, point is cutback city sometimes, please feel free to make yourself known to me when you see me, who knows i may even let you have a wavethat beach south was just about always empty before they built that stupid road.

Will do Sharpie.....my neighbour tells me some great stories of the good old days down there.....mid week out of holidays though its still pretty empty. And even on w/e's its a dream compared to my previous life on the northern beaches!

I have had a few nice times out at the point but as you say it does make you work on your cutties - esp on a short board.

Secrets of the central coast, anymore tips? i work down that way a bit.

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SP said...

Secrets of the central coast, anymore tips? i work down that way a bit.

PM when you are next around - I work from home 2 to 3 days a week so am always keen if its looking reasonable.

^^
Sounds good, I'm down there a bit so I'll give a pm when there's a bit of swell.
Cheers

More foam riding, from the same movie, the bit below is from the website

Filmed on one winter day, Ryan Burch lays into his 4'10" block of styrofoam. He took a saw to a soft top surfboard blank and voila- no fins, no resin or fiberglass, no stringer, no leash... just a square chunk of foam. More shenanigans coming soon via the new surf film "stoked and broke" a surfari epic on zero dollars.